A new study found that the map of neural responses mediating taste perception does not involve, as previously believed, specialized groups of neurons in the brain, but rather overlapping and spatially ...

The taste perception of the tongue does not change, but there is a decline in palatal perception in postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women appear to have a reduced perception of sucrose. This can ...

What happens in our brain that makes us experience the sweet taste of a donut or the bitter taste of tonic water? What are the patterns of neural activity responsible for the perception of taste? A ...